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Patent GB-190421344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ink Vessels and Holders or Stands therefor.
Inventor: MILLER WALTER
Filed: 1904-10-05
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 21,344. Miller, W. Oct. 5. Inkstands. - The ink vessel 2, preferably of glass, has a tapered or parallel dovetailed o r other suitably - shaped projection 3 at the back, to fit into a similarlyshaped opening or groove on a stand, such as the metal plate 6, by which it may be supported on a wall.
Patent GB-190421804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heald Shafts Employed in Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: HOCKNELL GEORGE MASSEY
Filed: 1904-10-11
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 21,804. Hocknell, G. M., and Barlow, H. B. Oct. 11. Loom h, e a l d s. - The staves a of a heald shaft for wire healds are composed of two or more pieces of wood secured together and formed with a longitudinal cavity b having a contracted mouth c. The round end loops of the healds f are threaded on one or more wires g which lie in the cavity. In order that the wires g may be easily inserted, a removable strip d of wood is preferably employed upon one side of each stave. Short pieces h of rubber tube are tied on the ends of the wires g. The staves are connected at each end by metal or wooden pieces e. The narrow mouths c of the cavities may be formed by securing strips of wood or metal to the wood on each side of the cavity, and the shoulders formed may be covered by wires or metal strips on which the heald loops rest. Two cavities may be formed in each stave to support two rows of healds. Staves for knitted yarn healds may be formed of a main portion k, Fig. 5, in which there is a groove l to receive the rig-band. The latter is held in position by a cover strip m, a narrow slit r being formed, for the healds to pass through, by means of a filling-piece n, or by suitably shaping the strip m. Staves for two rows of yarn healds are formed by main pieces having grooves in which filling-up pieces are secured. The yarn healds cannot rub against adjoining staves.
Patent GB-190428884-A (GB)
Title: Method of Supplying Oil to the Wick Tubes of Lamps and Stoves and Liquids Generally to other Containers
Inventor: SIMS FRACIS MONTAGUE
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 28,884. Sims, F. M. Dec. 30. Oil-stoves, oil supply to. -An upper air-tight reservoir a is used in connection with a lower reservoir c provided with an overflow chamber d and outlet pipes f to the oil and wick holders b, which are themselves provided with overflow chambers b<2>. In Fig. 1 the reservoir a is shown provided with a supply pipe e trapped at ex. The valve h opens only when the reservoir is in proper position, by the pressure of the spindle against the bottom. The burner cup b is provided with an inner tube bx open at the bottom and pierced with hole b<1> on the side opposite to the tube f, which opens at f<x> in the reservoir c. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show an arrangement for filling. The tun-dish m and the plug being removed and the reservoir laid flat on its back, oil is poured down the passage j. It enters the reservoir c, then passes to the reservoir a through the opening p of the trap n and through the tube l, the air in the reservoir a being expelled through a second tube to the reservoir c, and thence through the passage j. When the reservoir c is not airtight, the arrangement shown in Fig. 6 may be used. Air bubbles through a tube x to the dome z of the reservoir a, and oil is supplied through a siphon-shaped tube x, passing airtight through a short tube x<1> and provided or not with a tap x' in the shorter upward limb. Fig. 7 shows a type of valve to be used at h, Fig. 1. Oil flows down the tube w through holes w', w<2>, and air bubbles up the tube y. When the reservoir a is raised, the tube w slides down, and the bottom closes the tube y. Rules are given for the calculation of the reservoirs and overflow chambers. Reference is made to Specifications No. 14,661, A.D. 1895, and No. 10,724, A.D. 1889, [Abridgment Class Registering &c.].
Patent GB-190429580-A (GB)
Title: A New Rubber Ball for Cleansing Rubber and other Hose Piping.
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 29,580. Boake, Roberts, & Co., A., and Berry, A. E. Dec. 31. Squeegees and like cleansing - appliances. - A circular body a having a large number of flexible projections b is forced by water pressure through a dirty hose pipe.
Patent GB-190502812-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Belt Fasteners.
Inventor: REDDAWAY FRANK
Filed: 1905-02-11
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 2812. Reddaway, F. Feb. 11. Rivets; washers.-The ends of a driving-belt &c. are connected together by rivets a, Fig. 2, which are passed through the belt and through a back plate or plates d, overlapping the ends of the belt, and are then splayed to prevent withdrawal. The rivet a is formed with or attached to a circular, oval, &c. head b, which may be slightly dished or shaped to correspond with the plate d and may be provided with teeth or prongs. The rivet may be tubular to provide a passage for the escape of air from between the pulley and belt, or may be tubular for a portion of the length only. The top of the rivet may be cross-cut to facilitate splaying. The rivet may be made in two or more parts, as shown in Fig. 4. The plate d may be provided with projections to engage the belt, or with recesses to receive the projections on the rivet.
Patent GB-190508836-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ozonising Apparatus.
Inventor: FRISE HENRI-JACQUES WESSELS DE
Filed: 1905-04-26
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 8836. Frise, H.-J. W. de. April 26, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gases, treating electrically.-Relates to silentdischarge apparatus for the production of ozone in which the air is sucked between each pair of electrodes and passes only through a thin layer or layers of discharge. Two forms of apparatus are described for carrying out the process. In the apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the electrodes a are wide circular flat tubes, of slightly convex shape, and the electrodes a<1> are circles of metal blades. These are secured to uprights m, m<1> fixed in an insulating-frame b. The electrodes a are divided by inner partitions c and are furnished with union pieces t, t<1> for admitting and discharging cold air on liquid ; these union pieces may be connected in series or otherwise. A central suction tube r with perforations at suitable intervals draws air between the electrodes, which are spaced at equal distances apart ; a glass cover s is provided. Fig. 4 shows a construction in which blades l, l<1>, l<11> forming one electrode are insulated from one another by glass plates and are secured to a slotted plate p ; a second slotted plate p<1> of the form shown acts as the other electrode, the two electrodes being kept apart by glass plates v, v<1>. On the application of suction to the reservoir b, air is drawn through only one " bundle " of discharges. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 contained a description of a form of ozonizer in which two horizontal tubes were connected by vertical glass tubes terminating top and bottom in marble plates ; liquid acting as electrode and cooling-agent circulated through the vertical tubes, which were surrounded by concentric metal tubes in contact with one another and serving as the other electrodes ; these outer tubes were made with vertical slots and the air was sucked in radially, thus passing only through a length of discharge equal to the semi-circumference of the tubes. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190518322-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Diamond-holder for use in Dressing Emery-wheels, Stones, Grinders and the like.
Inventor: PAIGE WILLIAM ROBERT
Filed: 1905-09-11
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 18,322. Paige, W. R., and Strong, E. C. Sept. 11. Hand-tools.-Relates to a diamond-holder for use in dressing stone, emery wheels, &c. The diamond protrudes through a hole g in the crown of a metal cap k which screws on to the end b of a long rod or handle a. The end of the rod a is formed with a cavity c into which one angle of the diamond fits. By screwing the rod a into the cap, the diamond is firmly held in position between the cap and the rod. A lock-nut m may be used to keep the cap in position. The cap may be conical in shape.
Patent GB-190519023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to "Sample-holders".
Inventor: LAHAYE HUBERT
Filed: 1905-09-20
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 19,023. Lahaye, H. Sept. 20. Pattern books.-The back 1 of a sample holder for fabrics and the like is pierced with one or more holes, which may be strengthened by eyelets 3. Double-tongued clamps 4 are inserted through these holes, and pushed through the samples 5 and plates 6, the ends of the clamps 4 being then bent over in the manner of a paper-fastener. Each plate 6 is provided with a spring button 7, which engages with a cap 9, on the cover 8, thus keeping the pattern book shut. In another form, Figs. 4 and 6, plates 15 have slots 14 into which studs 10 having arms 13 on their inner side fit, the studs being provided with heads 12 on the outside, which may be turned with a key or the like to secure the cover 8 in position.
Patent GB-190519203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Protective Covers or Treads for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: STAUB HENRI
Filed: 1905-09-22
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 19,203. Staub, H. Sept. 22. Drawings to Specification. Tyres, pneumatic.-To prevent transverse extension of leather covers or protective bands after they have been applied to the tyre, the leather is, previously to the making of the cover or band, stretched in a direction transverse to the circumference of the band or cover so that it is incapable of further stretching in that direction.
Patent GB-190524718-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wireless Telegraphy.
Inventor: LORI IT FERDINANDO
Filed: 1905-11-29
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 24,718. Lori, F. Nov. 30,1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Telegraphs.-In a wireless-telegraphy receiving- system, the wave-detector is in circuit with a non- magnetic wire, arranged between the poles of a permanent magnet, and having a period of vibration equal to the wave-train frequency of the received waves. In Fig. 1, the wire A B is shown in series with the detector C and battery D, so that successive trains of waves will influence the detector and send a pulsating current of the wave-train frequency through the wire A B, which thus vibrates in resonance with the received wave-trains. The detector may be connected to the circuit of the wire A B through a transformer, the primary of which is in the detector circuit. By using transmitters and receivers tuned to various frequencies, multiplex telegraphy is possible. The vibrations of the wire A B may be used to close the circuit of the telephone t as shown in Fig. 2. When a magnetic detector is used, the wire A B is arranged in the varying magnetic field of the detector.
Patent GB-190526212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Hydraulic Presses.
Inventor: ROBINSON SYDNEY JESSOP
Filed: 1905-10-19
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 26,212. Robinson, S. J., and Rodger, G. Oct. 19. Hydraulic presses are of such construction that the weight of certain parts, particularly the heads, may be reduced, and parts may be made of cast iron. Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the press on the lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 shows a plan. Two stationary heads are mounted on a base made of girders A, and the cylinders or the rams, arranged in a cluster, are fixed to one head, such as K. The corresponding rams or cylinders bear on, but are not secured to, the pressing- plate 0, which is carried by guideblocks O<2> supported between the tension bars F. The plate O<3> is held against the rams by the small rams I of the constant lowpressure cylinders H. The heads are formed -of semicircular standards Q held in concave straps R secured to the tension rods F. The standards Q, which may be in one or more parts, are made of cast iron, the arc Q<2> being secured to the chord Q<3> by the ribs Q<4>.
Patent GB-190604053-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Barrel Recoil Ordnance.
Filed: 1906-02-19
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 4053. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. April 11, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Ordnance breech mechanism. - Relates to automatic wedge-breech mechanism. Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a rear elevation showing the parts in the firing position ; Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views showing positions assumed during the recoil and return motions respectively. During the recoil, a stop k<1> on a crank K carried by the lower end of the operating-shaft F strikes a projection t<1> ou a lever T pivoted to a plate s<1> on the top-carriage C, and rocks the lever into the position shown in Fig. 5. A spring 0 returns the lever to the position shown in Fig. 6, so that, as the gun returns to the firing-position, the stop k<1> again engages the stop t<1> and causes the shaft F to be rotated in the direction of the arrow z to open the breech. A bolt R, carried by the operating lever G, springs into a groove l<2> in the spring case L when the breech is opened, and locks the breech-block in this position until, upon the insertion of a fresh cartridge into the breech, the lever p<1>, on the spindle J of the extractor H, is rocked forwards and through the catch r<1> withdraws the bolt R, whereupon the spiral spring M closes the breech. The rearward position of the stop t<1> ensures the operation of the breech mechanism before the braking of the return motion. Disclaiming reference is made to Specification No. 13,738, A.D. 1904.
Patent GB-190605944-A (GB)
Title: Improved Fastenings for Boots and Shoes and Leggings and the like.
Inventor: MALONE WILLIAM MACQUARIE
Filed: 1906-03-12
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 5944. Malone, W. M. March 12. Sliding-clasp fastenings for boots, shoes, leggings, &c. A flexible sliding keeper, having on its underside a number of clips 10, engages clips 8 of special form fixed to each of the parts to be fastened. A projection 15 on the spring 14, which is riveted to one of the receiving slides, takes into a recess 16 on the slider, holding it in its fastened position. A tab 12 is provided for pulling up the sliding keeper, which is guided by a loop 13 on the shoe.
Patent GB-190607927-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Bricks.
Inventor: GORDON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-04-02
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 7927. Gordon, A. May 4, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Bricks, cement. Relates to apparatus for use in the process in which sand-lime bricks are moulded by the wet process, then subjected to a dry heat by means of a steam-jacket, and finally hardened by means of steam under pressure. After moulding, the bricks, supported on pallets l, are stacked upon a truck d, which is run into a steaming- chamber a. Steam is admitted to a jacket f through a pipe g by means of a valve h, and the drying is preferably carried on for from five to eight hours, with the steam-pressure at about 120 lbs. Steam is then passed into the interior of the chamber a through a pipe b and valve k.
Patent GB-190613259-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Holder or Handle for the Wafer Blades of Razors.
Inventor: HENRY LORENZO
Filed: 1906-06-08
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 13,259. Henry, L. June 8. Razors.-In a holder for wafer razor blades of the type in which one edge of the blade is protected by the holder, the body portion of the holder extends to one side of the handle and the unprotected edge of the blade protrudes on that side. The blade is held between hinged clamping- plates b, c, secured by a sliding ring e on the handle stem. The blade may be wedged in a recess f having converging sides as shown in Fig. 2, or it may be mounted on studs g on the plate b which pass through the usual holes in the blade and are seated in recesses in the plate c as shown in Fig. 3. These studs are situated out of the centre line of the plate b. According to the Provisional Specification, a blade mounted in the holder may be used as an ordinary razor.
Patent GB-190617545-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Construction of Winch.
Inventor: SHOOSMITH HARRY
Filed: 1906-08-03
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 17,545. Shoosmith, H. Aug. 3. Winches.-Relates to single-shaft winding-apparatus for operating grabs, buckets, or the like. One of the bucket-operating ropes is wound upon a drum e keyed upon the winch shaft d<1> and driven from the motor shaft a by a spur-wheel d. The farther end of the drum forms the male cone f of a friction clutch, the other member g being integral with a free drum h upon which is wound the other operating-rope of the bucket. The clutch members f, g are normally kept in contact by compressed springs i placed between the drums and constraining them to rotate together. When a collar m is screwed into.a nut n by means of a lever o, the clutch members are separated and the barrel h runs free. On further screwing, the clutch member k formed on the other end of the drum h contacts with a fixed clutch member l, and the drum h is brought to rest. In a modification, the nut n is formed in a cylindrical sleeve and the collar m slides into it, being operated in any suitable manner.
Patent GB-190617573-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Camphor.
Filed: 1906-08-03
Granted: 1907-05-23
Abstract: 17,573. Goldsmith, J. N., and British Xylonita Co. Aug. 3. Camphor is prepared by passing the vapour of isoborneol in the absence of air and oxygen over finely divided copper, heated to about 300‹ C. A current of an inert gas, such as carbon dioxide, is preferably employed to convey the isoborneol vapour over the copper. The copper is advantageously prepared by heating copper nitrate, preferably below 300‹ C., and reducing the resulting copper oxide in hydrogen.
Patent GB-190627117-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus used in Gas Works for Discharging Coke from and Charging Coal into Gas Retorts.
Inventor: FIDDES WALTER WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-11-28
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 27,117. Fiddes, W. W., and Aldridge, J. G. W. Nov. 28. Retorts, charging and discharging. Relates to an apparatus of the type described in Specification No. 10,480, A.D. 1902, for simultaneously charging and discharging gas retorts. The plates are hinged to cross-bars h carried by a stiff or jointed centre bar a and, with the exception of the front plate, swing in sector-like openiugs i in the bar ; the sides of these openings act as stops for the plates. In a modification, the plates are formed in halves so that openings in the centre bar are unnecessary. The bar, before entering the retorts, passes over an apron plate into which the coal falls from a shoot ; the sides of the apron are curved and the outer end is hinged to the main part.
Patent GB-190629130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wads for Shot Gun Cartridges.
Inventor: BROWN ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-12-21
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 29,130. Brown, A. Dec. 21. Wads for shot-gun cartridges are made from linoleum, corticine, cork carpet, or equivalent compositions. The wad may be perforated or partly perforated, and its faces may be either flat or concave. In loading the cartridge, the composite wad is supplemented by card wads of more than the usual rigidity and thickness. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 435, A.D. 1882, No. 11,932, A.D. 1888, No. 15,507, A.D. 1890, No. 12,700, A.D. 1896, No. 18,312, A.D. 1903, and Nos. 7770 and 18,097, A.D. 1904.]
Patent GB-190709345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Pendant Lamps for Indoor Lighting and for other Services.
Inventor: ELLIOTT THOMAS
Filed: 1907-04-22
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 9345. Elliott, T. April 22. Spring-drum apparatus for adjustable suspension. -The supporting-cord a for a pendant lamp is wound on a drum b. mounted in a porcelain or other bracket c, and controlled by a spring e at one end, the current being supplied through one pivot and a sliding contact f at the other end. The whole is enclosed by a cover g. Specifications No. 15,573, A.D. 1890, No. 14,441, A.D. 1905, and No. 8002, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Electric lamps &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190714285-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Hydrogen and Oxygen Generators.
Inventor: COWPER-COLES SHERARD OSBORN
Filed: 1907-06-20
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 14,285. Coles, S. O. Cowper-. Dec. 20. Hydrogen; oxygen.-In electrolytic apparatus for the production of hydrogen and oxygen, the metal electrodes are provided with stamped-out tongues, preferably projecting at an angle of 45 degrees from their faces and inclined downwards. In the construction shown, the electrodes a are preferably thin sheets of iron and the tongues b are formed by cutting the sheets in horizontal and vertical directions and bending the out portions forward. Each electrode is placed in a chamber c of porcelain or the like, the lugs projecting through an opening d and resting on shoulders e. The electrodes are provided with lugs f and terminals g. Three such chambers c form a cell, the central one in which the oxygen is generated being provided with two opening d while the outer ones have each one such opening. The gases pass up the inclined planes b and are led off through outlets i, The whole apparatus is enclosed in a casing j provided with pipes k for inlet and outlet of solution. A number of such apparatus may be arranged in pairs in casings with a common supply of electrolyte kept at constant level by a float valve, the whole battery being immersed in a cold-water tank.
Patent GB-190714405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, Operating Mechanism for Cycle Brakes.
Inventor: BETTERIDGE ALFRED JEROME
Filed: 1907-06-22
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 14,405. Betteridge, A. J. June 22. Brakes.-In clips for carrying the bell-crank lever e of the brake transmission mechanism, a box a is pressed from a blank of sheet metal into pyramidal form with a flat top, two sides of the pyramid being rounded at the base to sit on the bottom tube of the cycle. Clip bands c formed at one end with a bent part c', Fig. 4, or with a hook c<4>, Fig. 8, take at these ends into slots in the box, the other end of the bands being cupped and pierced to receive the attachment bolt d.